Portal:Latin America/Did you know/Week 27, 2006

...that the strongest recorded eathquake ever was the 1960 Valdivia earthquake, which measured 9.5 moment magnitude?
...that the eruption of Nevado del Ruiz in 1985 was so bad that it cost 20% of the GDP

of Colombia to repair the wreckage?

...that Hurricane Allen was one of only two hurricanes in the Atlantic to achieve 190 mph winds?
...that Paricutín, a volcano in Mexico, is often considered one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World?
...that Volcán de Fuego in Guatemala has smouldered almost constantly since at least the Spanish conquest?

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